Category: 2. Palestine

Israel and Hamas may have agreed to the first phase of a United States-backed ceasefire deal, but contentious differences between the two sides still remain, particularly when it comes to the fate of the Palestinian group’s weapons.

Israel has…

On November 7, 2023, children stood before cameras at al-Shifa Hospital and spoke in English, not their mother tongue, but in the language of those they thought might save them. “We want to live, we want peace, we want to judge the killers of…

March comes after ‘Gen Z’ anti-government protesters reject President Andry Rajoelina’s attempts to defuse tensions.

At least 1,000 anti-government protesters have marched in Madagascar’s capital to demand that the president resign, as…

“He’s much more popular today than we he was five days ago.” US President Donald Trump said Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu “should be very popular right now” because of the US-backed ceasefire, but if he is voted out of office,…

A Texas court has issued a stay of execution for Robert Roberson, a man whose 2003 murder conviction has raised serious questions about the validity of “shaken baby syndrome” as a medical diagnosis.

Thursday’s decision arrived with only a…

Hamas has placed six top Palestinian national leaders at the top of its list of detainees for release in exchange for a ceasefire with Israel. The move seeks to secure freedom for key political and military figures held by the…

Their relationship has long been defined by rivalry, competing ambitions and a disputed border. Now, India and China are resuming…

On his first visit to India since becoming the United Kingdom’s prime minister last year, Keir Starmer has met with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, in Mumbai, the country’s financial capital, alongside a caravan of British business and…

Deir el-Balah, Gaza – A cautious relief seems to hover over central Gaza’s Deir el-Balah as people stand outside their tents, talking to each other about the ceasefire that is set to come into force after approval by the Israeli cabinet.

Some…

Celebrations have erupted in Gaza. People sing in the streets, families hug each other, and children dance — all smiling and joyfully expressing their happiness that a deal for a ceasefire, and hopefully an end to the genocide, has…